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T. BARRETT, J. E. CRISP 8: G. W. COPELAND.

- BOOT 'TREERS RUB STIGK. No. 244,710. Patented July 19,1881.

N. PETERS, Phbuthogrlpibf. Wilh bl D-C war UNITED STATES THoMAs BARRETT AND JOSEPH E. oRIsP,

COPELAND, on

OF, BOSTON, AND GEORGE W.

LAND BOOT TREEING MACHINE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONN.

BOOT-TREERS RUB-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,710, dated July 19, 1881.

Application filed June 22, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat we, THOMAS BARRETT and JOSEPH E. CRISP, both of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and GEORGE W. COPELAND, ofMalden,in the county of Middlesex, all in the State of Massachusetts, citizens of the United States, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Boot-TreersBub-Sticks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- IO tion, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in explaining its nature, in which- Figure 1 represents a rub-stick, in front elevation, and a portion of the boot-tree, the full lines indicating the position of the rubbingpads when they are not in contact with the work, and the dotted lines representing the position of the pads in relation to the boot-tree when-at work. Fig. 2 is a View, in plan, of

the bottom or under surface of the stick reversed. Fig. 3 is aview, in perspective, of a portion of the rub-stick, hereinafter referred to.

It is desirable, in a boot-treers rub-stick, to provide means whereby a number of rubbing,

2 5 smoothing, or finishing pads may be simultaneously brought in contact with the surface of the boot upon the boot-tree, in order that as large a surface of the boot as possible may be acted upon by the tool as it is reciprocated 3o thereon; and our invention embraces means whereby the rubbing, smoothing, or finishing pads are supported in a manner to conform readily to the varying conformations of the surface of the boot-tree.

3 5 In the drawings,A represents the rub-stick. It consists in the'curved frame or, preferably of metal, the handles a, and it has between the handles the series of rubbing, smoothing, or finishing pads a which are fastened to a belt 40 of leather or other flexible or any elastic material. These pads maybemadeof metal, wood, hard rubber, leather, or any other desirable material, and they may be riveted to the band, or fastened thereto, in any desirable manner, and

4 5 they may be arranged thereon in one or more lines. If two lines are used it is preferable that they be arranged in relation to each other, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to break joints. The working-surfaces a of the pads must be separated from each other when the band is straight by intervals or spaces sufficiently great to allow the band to be curved, substantially as shown in Fig. 1, when broughtin contact with the curved surface of the boot-tree 5 and in order to obtain this result the pads may be separated from each other upon the band, or they maybe formed with the beveled side surfaces, a The band is supported between or above the handles a in any way that will permit it to yield and conform to the surface of the boottree in such a manner as to bring two or more pads in contact therewith, and it may be fast- MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO THE COPE- v ened at either end directly to the frame of the tool; or it may be fastened to springs B, or sprin g-arms carried by theframe of thetool. We prefer the latter construction, as it permits a greater conformability of the band to the tree,

while at the same time, when not in use, the

band is held in a straight position, and does not sag downwardly, as it would do if there were no springs or spring-arms used. These springs or spring-arms are fastened to the frame of the tool in any desired way, and to them the ends of the band are secured.

In Fig.1 we represent the springs or springarms B fastened to the frame a at b by means of screws, and in full outlines we representthe position of the spring-armsand band when the tool is not in use, and in dotted outlines we represent the position of the springs and band when in use.

To protect the springs from strain, and to keep the band substantially in line with the handles, we have provided the guides or projections C, which enter the slots or holes 0 in the springs and serve to prevent their being forced from a vertical or substantially-vertical line, and to prevent one edge of the belt from rising too much in relation to the other edge of the band as the tool is worked, as well as to keep it in line, we have provided the foot D, preferably of thin metal, which eX-' tends crosswise the band at its center, and which is formed at the end of the rod d, which is itself provided with a bearing, d, in the frame of the tool, in which it may be moved freely up and down. When the tool is inposition on the work, therefore, the guides C and central support, D, serve to keep the band in its I best position for the efi'ective working of the pads.

We do not confine ourselves to the exact method of supporting the band herein described, but may use any equivalent means therefor. The advantage ofsupporting the band in this manner arises from the cheap,quick, and easy adjustability which it provides the workingpads.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. Aboot-treers rub-stick having a flexible band extended between the handles, said band bearing a series of fitting, smoothing, or finishing pads or working surfaces,all substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The rub-stick frame provided with the handles a, with the band 0 between the bandles, and the series of pads (1, carried by said band,all substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. The rub-stick comprising the frame, the band provided with rubbing-pads, and the springs or spring-arms securing the band to the frame, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. The rub-stick comprising the frame, the band provided with rubbing-pads a, and the adjustable band-support D, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The rub-stick comprising the frame, the springs or spring-arms B, steadying plates or guides O, and the band a, provided with rubbin g-pads supported by said springs or springarms, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

THOMAS BARRETT. JOS. E. CRISP. GEO. W. COPELAND.

Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, W. C. Foes. 

